{"id":55560,"date":"2025-05-16T19:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T19:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/55560\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T19:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T19:54:14","slug":"steelers-linked-to-packers-receiver-amid-rodgers-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/55560\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Linked to Packers Receiver Amid Rodgers Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> have willingly set themselves back to square one at receiver.<\/p>\n

By trading receiver George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2026 third-round selection and a 2027 Day 3 pick swap, they made a responsible move that should help ensure a franchise quarterback is acquired in next year\u2019s NFL Draft \u2013 coincidentally held in Pittsburgh. However, the Steelers<\/a> also created the same offensive problem that hindered their squad last season.<\/p>\n

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Receiver DK Metcalf, whom the team traded for in March, will take on Pickens\u2019 role as the only above-average starter on the perimeter.<\/p>\n

That development puts a dent in Pittsburgh\u2019s<\/a> chances, even if Metcalf is an upgrade over Pickens. It might also fall down the totem pole of problems with offensive coordinator Arthur Smith\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n

As things stand, Aaron Rodgers is a free agent, and Mason Rudolph is set to start against the New York Jets in Week 1. If Rodgers does put pen to paper, though, it\u2019s easy to see another receiver following him to Western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

In Albert Breer\u2019s recent mailbag<\/a>, he linked the Steelers to Green Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf the Steelers want more after seeing those guys in OTAs, there is an interesting dynamic unfolding in Green Bay,\u201d Breer wrote. \u201cThe Packers drafted Matthew Golden in the first round and Savion Williams in the third. Both of those guys are going to make the team. They\u2019re also bringing back Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks and Romeo Doubs, and Christian Watson is returning [from] injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s six guys before you even get to others, such as Mecole Hardman. It feels like the Packers could move at least one before the season. And Doubs and Watson were around Aaron Rodgers as rookies. Rodgers spoke highly of Doubs back then. So if you put the pieces together, maybe there\u2019s a match.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doubs makes sense as the odd man out in Green Bay. He has long been considered the \u201csacrificial X receiver\u201d to open up intermediate windows by running vertical routes that aren\u2019t the intended target on a given play. Such a role is rather replaceable, and the aforementioned Williams, who boasts similar speed and a more imposing frame, could take those snaps.<\/p>\n

Doubs is in a contract year and will count for just $3.5 million against the cap<\/a>. After posting back-to-back 600-yard campaigns, there\u2019s a chance he\u2019s a cheap acquisition for Rodgers to campaign for, should he sign.<\/p>\n

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The fit isn\u2019t perfect, given his redundancy with Metcalf. But if Rodgers wants a trusted battery mate, Doubs would at the very least insulate the unit without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n

Related: One Position Defines Steelers Trading Pickens<\/a><\/p>\n

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